Whip-operating mechanism.



No. 782,084. PATENTED FEB. '7, 1905. C. E. THEURER.

WHIP OPERATING MEGHANISM.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 7. 1904 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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WHIP OPERATING MEGHANISM.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY 7. 1904.

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IINTTED STATES Patented February '7, 1905.

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CHARLES E. THEURER, OF SIDNEY, OHIO, ASSIG-NOR TO WILLIAM ETHER- INGTON ANI) IVILLIAM HEISER, OF SIDNEY, OHIO.

WHIP-OPERATING MECHANISIVI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,084, dated February '7, 1905,

Application filed May 7, 1904. Serial No. 206,919.

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Be it known that I, CHARLES E. Timur-1ER, a citizen of the United States. residing at Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio,

5 have invented new and useful Improvements in IYhip-Operating Mechanism, of which the `following is a specification.

This invention relates to a whip-operating mechanism to be employed, primarily, in stalls ro where horses are kept for emergency purposes-*such as tire-engine houses, police-stations, ambulance-stables, &c.A --where it is necessary for the horses to leave their stalls the instant the stall-doors are opened. At times a horse will refuse to leave its stall after the door is opened and the alarm sounded, and much time, comparatively, is lost in getting' him in position to be hitched up. It is to overcome this trouble that my invention is dezo signed.

It consists, briefly, of a mechanism driven by a spring or other suitable power placed above or in rear of a stall and adapted to operate a whip which when the mechanism is tripped will suddenly strike the horse a series of quick sharp blows on his back or flanks with such suddenness that he will immediately start forward to escape the whip and pass out of the stall to be taken in charge by the person in waiting.

ln the accompanying drawings, Eigurel is a plan view of my improved whip-operating mechanism. Figs. Z and 3 are views from opposite sides. Fig. I is a view looking' in the direction indicated by the arrow A, Fig.

Figs. 5 and 6 are respective plan and side views of a modified form of my invention.

Similar reference nmnerals indicate the same parts on all the figures.

i0 l indicates a base-board on which my whipope rating mechanism is mounted. This board is not a necessary part of the invention; but as it affords a convenient means for attaching the device to a wall, partition, or other suitable place I have shown it on the drawings. On the board I I secure a frame 2, formed of a base-plate 3 and two projecting arms I and which support the various parts of the operative mechanism.

6 is a shaft journaled in the arms I and 5, 50 to which shaft one end of a coiled spring 7 is attached. lts other end is fastened to the frame 2. Besides the spring` T the shaft carries a fixed ratchet-wheel 8 and a loose gearwheel 9. Above the shaft 6 is a second shaft 55 l0, parallel to the shaft 6, on which is a fixed gear-wheel ll, meshing with the gear 9, a linger 1Q, and a crank 13. The finger l2 is placed outside the projecting arm I, while the crank l?) is similarly situated with respect. to the arm 5. On the outer end of the shaft (i is placed a hand-crank II, by means of which the spring T is wound. A pawl 35 on the gear-wheel 9 is in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 8 on the shaft 6 to pre- 65 vent the springl from unwinding without rotating the gear-wheel 9.

On the projecting arm I is a hearing l5, in which a hand-lever lb is pivoted. A lug IT on the inner end of the hand-lever 16 normally 70 engages the linger l2 on the shaft l() and prevents the device Vfrom operating. Ihem however, the hand-lever is pushed inwardly and held, the lug IT disengaged from the linger IL, and the mechanism will run until the spring` is exhausted or the hand-lever released, which will then be returned to its normal position by the spring 1S. and the lug IT thereon will catch and hold the linger l2.

A stud lt) on the projecting arm 5 is the SO pivotal point for one end of a vibrating rod 20. Its other and ou l'er end is curved and provided with a socket 2l to hohl a whip 22. The straight portion of the rod passes freely through a pin 2?), pivoted in the end of the 35 crank 13 on the shaft ll). As thus arranged when the mechanism is tripped by the hamllever lb the shaft 6 is rotated, carrying the crank 13 with it, thereby giving the viln'ating lever 2l) a more or less rapid to-and-fro move- 90 ment on its pivot 1S) and causing the whip 22 to make a number of quick strokes.

In the modified Vform of my invention illustrated in Figs. and (5 the shafts and l() are in reverse position and the projecting arm 5 has an extension, as at QI, on which a rocking lever 25 is pivoted. This lever carries the whip-socket and whip, as shown. A link 26 connects the crank 13 with the vibrating lever 25, by means of which connection the lever 25 receives a rocking motion when the crank 13 rotates. If desired, the same tripping mechanism used on the preferred form of device may be applied to this arrangement; but in lieu thereof I have mounted on the frame a sliding pin 27, one end of which enters a hole 28 in the Vibrating lever 25 to hold it from moving, while its other end is fitted to a fork 29 on one end of the hand-lever 16. A spring 30 returns the pin 27 to normal after it has been withdrawn from the hole 28 by the hand-lever.

The base-board 1 is fastened to the ceiling or stall back of a horse and a wire or cord, if necessary, connected to the hand-lever and carried to some position where it can be conveniently and quickly reached. When the door of the stall is thrown open and the horse refuses to respond quickly, the hand-lever is operated directly or through the wire, releasing the mechanism, which by its action strikes the horse a series of blows, the number depending on the length of time the mechanism is held unchecked. As soon as the horse leaves his stall the hand-lever is released and the mechanism stops automatically.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a whip-operating mechanism, a source of power, a crank rotated by said power, a whipholder adapted to be continuously vibrated by said crank, and a trip device adapted to start and stop the rotation of said crank.

2. In a whip-operating mechanism, a source of power, a rotatable crank, power-transmitting means between the source of power and said crank, a whip-holder adapted to be continuously vibrated by the rotation of said crank, a connection between said crank and whip-holder, and a tripping device.

3. In a whip-operating mechanism, a source of power, a rotatable crank, power-transmitting means between the source of power and said crank, a vibrating whip-holder, and a pin on said crank adapted to slide on said vibrating whip-holder.

4. In a whip-operating mechanism, a source of power, gearing operated thereby, a rotatable crank operated through said gearing, a finger turning in unison with said crank, a whip-holder adapted to be vibrated by said crank, and a lever normally in engagement with said finger but adapted to be disconnected therefrom, to permit said crank to rotate.

. In a whip-operating mechanism, a source of power, a shaft adapted to be rotated thereby, a second shaft, and gearing between said shafts, a crank` and a finger on said second shaft, a Vibrating whip-holder operated by said crank, and a tripping device controlling the movement of said finger.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. THEURER.

INIitnesses:

CELIA JOHNSTON, E. S. MAXWELL. 

